Pump packing



Feb. 4, 1941- w. J. MacARTHUR PUMP PACKING Filed July 1, 1939 WILLIAM J. M

EARTH UR lNVENTO/Q 4), fj -m TTORNEV Patented Feb. 4,1941 Q UNITED STATES ,PATENTI' oFFica-l rum memo wminm r. MacArthur, m Angeles, Calif. Application July 1, 1539, Serial No. zsa uz z Claims. (01. see-s) to the attacheddrawing, showing in Fig. 1 the improved packing box in longitudinal section.

Fig.2is-anendview of the tension ring.

Referrlngtothedrawing, lflisapumprod which may be revolvable as in a centrifugal pump a 10 or reciprocating as in a plunger or piston pump,

II is a broken portion of the pump end, I2 is the packing box, and thereto.

The inner end of the packing box is bored. to

II rec'eiveabushing ll whichintum is boredto a free sliding fit on rod N and the outer end is bored as at I! to a greater diameter to accommodate the packing ring it and other elefnen'ts to be described. The inner face of gland I3 is I provided with a projection ll fitting within the end of bore ltan'dwithashoulder 13 having itsinner face parallel to-the squared out'eriace IQ of the packing box. A copper or other gasket 2| placed between this shoulder and .the face of SI the box suiiices to prevent leakage underneath the gland when the holding bolts 2| are drawn The packing ring I! is a solid, rigid ring of steel or other hard metal with squared and faced 30 ends. Thisringisasnugsliding fit onrod Ill and if not so fitted, will not function to produce the results which I obtain; The outer diameter of the ring must be materially less than the inner diameter of bore I! to allow for free lateral move- 35 ment of the ring within the box. A'radlal 'clearance of at least J; inch should be allowed and in large units this clearance may be increased to inch.

The inner end of projection I1 is formed to the do curvature of a spherical are as at 22, this are having its center in the axisof rod l0. Into this arcuate curvature is fitted a socket ring 23 having its outer end.- face generally conformable to face 22 and its inner end face squared off to 6 conform withthe outer end face of ring it. The two end faces of the socket ring are grooved and the grooves provided with projecting rings'24' and 25 of a suitable bearing metal such as hard bronze. The projecting faces of these rings are 50 carefully formed and preferably ground to leaktight engagement with the corresponding faces of projection l1 and ring It. The socket ring also should beof materially less diameter than bore II in order to avoid cramping or binding on rod ll II on which it is fitted loosely.

l3 a. flanged end attached During the discharge stroke of' a reciprocating pump the packing ring It is held against the socket ring, and that ring against-the gland, by the pressure of fluid within the pump. This pressure reverses in direction during the suction stroke and if the packing ring is not retained, it will follow the rod to the other end of the box and will hammer violently at each reversal in direction.

To prevent this movement I have provided the 10 adjustable tension ring generally indicated at' 23, this device being an improvement over the tension means described in my U. S. Patent 1,831,571, November 10,. 1931.

The tension ring consists of a hard metal ring I loosely fitting over rod l0 and within bore l5, this ring being drilled from its upper end to form a plurality of sockets 2'3 and 29, as'in Fig. 2. Every third, fourth, or fifth of these sockets (numbered 29) is empty but is drilled and tapped at its lower end to receive an adjusting screw 30. The remainder of the sockets (numbered 28) are iittedeach with a small plunger 3| urged outwardly by an open coil spring 32. These springs acting on.- rthe plungers urge packing ring I8 against socket ring 23 with a force which is controlled by the adjustment of screws 30. This structure is advantageous over that of the patent in that it permits the application of an even pres- 0 sure of just the desired amount to the lower end a of the packing ring.

In pumping oil with a reciprocating pump provided with the packing described there is a slight inevitable leakage between the packing ring and the rod which, while unimportant in amount, is liable to be a nuisance if not taken care of. To

- avoid this I provide in gland l3 a secondary packing box 32 fitted with a gland 33 which retains a ring 34 of soft packing. Below and above this ring the box 32 is internally grooved as at 35- and 33 and these grooves are connected by a channel "with a drain pipe 38 by which leakage is conducted away from the pump. The upper groove 38 communicates with lantern ports 38 formed in the wall of gland 33.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a pump packing assembly having a solid metallic packing ring surrounding the pump rod and a socket ring retained between the outer end of said packing. ring and the inner end of a packing gland: .a. tension ring surrounding the rod and located between the inner end of the packing box and the inner end of said packing ring; a plurality of'adjusting screws arranged to What the distance between the inner end face of and tension rinzand the-inner end of the pectin: box; a plurglity of plunger: projecting from the outer tece of aid tendon ring to bear on the inner time of said packing ring, and a 1 ofaaldpecklnzrlnzundthelnnerendotgpaekmm='.mmmmmmmd located between theinnermd-otthe mkintbox andthelnnerendotaldpecklncrlnl: eplurdity of aprlnznctulted plunzerl nttedln add tendonrinz endbeulnzonthelnner-end 01nd pecking ring. and acrew-threpded meme tor edadd tendon ring and the inner endo! add peckwmmmmcm'rmm. 10 

